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“Bringing It All Back Home”: The Issues Involved in Teaching a U.S. Regional Politics Course

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2013

James P. Melcher
James P. Melcher*
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Cleveland State University
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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 32 , Issue 1 , March 1999 , pp. 77 - 82
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A previous version of this article was presented at the Midwest Political Science Association convention in April 1998. I wish to thank my colleagues David Elkins and Victoria Bay Knight for their editorial suggestions.

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